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New Zealand's Perenara out for several months after rupturing Achilles

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New Zealand halfback TJ Perenara faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after rupturing his Achilles in the closing stages of Saturday's 25-25 draw with England and now faces a race against time to get fit in time for next September's World Cup.The 30-year-old Perenara had to be helped from the field after collapsing on to the turf just a few minutes before the final whistle."TJ has ruptured his Achilles," coach Ian Foster Foster told the New Zealand Herald on Sunday."It’s the 78th minute, and he’s innocuously gone to chase a kick, and it’s gone bang, which hurts."The World Cup begins in France on Sep 8.

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